Archive - Jul 27, 2012

July 27, 2012

By

Ellen Mortensen, Managing Editor

MASON CITY - - Although the Lincoln Town Site company named this town Mason after Judge O. P. Mason of Lincoln, the post office refused to accept that name because it could be too easily confused with Macon. So, the railroad referred to it as Mason and the post office became known as Mason City.
Each year Mason City hosts a â€śHomecoming Celebrationâ€ť, which not only beckons alumni of the communityâ€™s now extinct school, but to all who have fond memories of life in a small town.

July 27, 2012

By

Ellen Mortensen, Managing Editor

The Custer Public Power District is experiencing historic levels of demands for electricity.
The extreme pressure placed on the system during this irrigation systems due to the hot, dry weather is stressing transmission systems, the high voltage lines that move electricity from power plants to CPPDs substations. To reduce that stress, CPPD has placed controls on irrigation wells.
Late last week, Rick Nelson met with a group of NPPD customers to review their options, and decided to divide up its nine power districts into three groups for more effective control of transmission relief.